Swedish geek wants to be a cyborg

Starr Keshet, 29th July 2010

Swedish geek extraordinaire Martin Magnusson has designed a rather fashionable wearable computer for aspiring cyborgs.

The system - in its current iteration - comprises a pair of Myvu Crystal video glasses hacked into a monocular head-mounted display, along with a Beagleboard single-board computer running (what else?) Angstrom Linux.

"I bought a cheap CD case, ripped out the interior CD pockets and glued Velcro straps on the interior surface. Adhesive Velcro on the back side of the gadgets make for a configurable layout," Magnusson explained in a blog post.

"The case conveniently opens like a book for easy access to the components. Zipped close it becomes a compact bag that protects the interior."

Magnusson also noted that he had attempted to attach each component to a leather shoulder belt using velcro, which was a potentially "practical" - but not "subtle" - solution.